true, but one doesn't have to know Skt or Hebrew in order to meet them. English works well. http://www.feebleminds-gifs.com/emerald-butterfly.jpg
--- In [email protected], "emptybill" <emptybill@...> wrote: > > Angels are merely a Semitic notion. > > There are no "angels" in the Veda-s, Purana-s or Tantra-s. > > "Angelos" means "messenger" in Greek, in other words > a news-bearer - not even a messenger of a "god". > > In Hebrew, "mal'akh yhvh" means "messenger of yhvh. > That is all. > > Fergit the notion that deva-s are "angels". T'aint so. > > --- In [email protected], "Yifu" <yifuxero@> wrote: > > > > You're obscuring the issues by conflating "brains" with subtle nervous > systems. In ordinary every day parlance, Angels are considered not > having BRAINS (physical nervous systems)...and don't bring up the > Biblical statement about physically embodied Angels. > > ... > > It's obvious that Angels may have subtle nervous systems. I've met > Raphael the Archangel. He has a body but it's not physical, thus no > brains. > > ... > > Several people have asked MMY questions regarding existence after > physical life, pertaining to subtle nervous systems. Such "systems" = a > larger set than "brains", which operate on our physical world. > > ... > > Again, some people believe that if one is close to Enlightenment, the > goal may be attained without a physical body; through various Sadhanas > of unknown nature. But the idea that people "must" have physical bodies > is heresay, as is the counter proposition. But more options appeals to > me as an idea. > > ... > > http://www.feebleminds-gifs.com/celeste.jpg > > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "sparaig" LEnglish5@ wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "authfriend" <jstein@> wrote: > > > > > > > [...] > > > > Yeah, exactly. If individual brains produce individual > > > > consciousnesses, you have to do some fairly elaborate > > > > acrobatics to speak of Consciousness. MMY was definitely > > > > an Idealist (matter is emergent from consciousness) > > > > rather than a Materialist (vice-versa). > > > > > > There's no fracking difference guys! How can you miss this? > > > > > > > > > L. > > > > > >
